Wow. Is it really true? I haven’t written a word here on this site for one whole year. 1-11-2018. One year ago today. Well, I cannot, will not let 1-11-19 pass without writing. The magic of this day revealed itself to me four years ago. You can read about it here if you’d like. And so I honor […]
With the recent #metoo and #timesup movements, I’ve been thinking a lot about touch. The focus lately, of course, has been on the wrong kind of touch. The kind that makes us feel shame and fear and anger. Used, violated, helpless, traumatized. Powerless. The uninvited kind. The kind that crossed a line. The kind that […]
Usually, my muse shows up on my bike, but it was pretty chilly today so she visited me in a hot shower. She had me reflecting on what it is I do, what it is I like to do, and what it is I need to do. They’re not always the same thing, are they? […]
“You’re too sensitive.” Boy, if I had a penny for every time I heard that when I was growing up (or even as an adult), I’d be a millionaire. If someone chastised me or looked at me the wrong way, I felt as though I’d been punched in the stomach. I took on other people’s emotions. […]
I have my pink writing crown on (for real – I found it in a shop in Upstate NY last year) and still the words are struggling to show themselves. I’ve been absent from my blog for too long, and with each passing day I seem frozen in a strange waiting mode. I’ve noticed that […]
Three Days of Stabbing Pain and My Mind-Body Connection Oh, Universe, you are too clever! A client of mine who has fibromyalgia recently asked me this question. “Do you ever fear that the pain will return?” “Not really”, I replied. And that’s the truth. It’s been years since those days of Pain All Over and […]
Happy happy 2016, everyone! Boy oh boy. Who would have thought that a color would have had such an impact on me last year? When I heard/saw the words “Pink is Everything!” during a meditation last January, I never thought it would be more than a fleeting moment of, well, I don’t know what. But […]
Becoming an Earth Keeper Last weekend I traveled again to the Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY. I wanted to return after having a wonderful experience there just a few weeks ago. Serendipitously, my friend Robin mentioned that she would be there attending The Great Shamanic Initiation. I checked Omega’s website and immediately signed up. I […]
Detail of “Pink Is Everything!“ One afternoon last January while meditating, I heard/saw the words “Pink is Everything!” Exclamation point and all. Whatever did it mean? At first, I took it literally, as we humans often do. Pink? I was never a pink kind of girl. Or woman. Never particularly liked the color. But wait […]
Inevitably in our lives we find ourselves dealing with trauma. It might be ours or a friend or loved one’s. I have learned that no one is immune, and no one’s trauma is any more or less important than someone else’s. This is a very crucial lesson we need to learn. Because the danger lies […]
“No medicine, no matter how powerful, can replace your own. Life is simple. We’ve made it complex by adding massive amounts of material appendages to it, living in a state of over-stress, exaggerating our needs, believing that ‘more’ is better; but more options and more choices serve only to make an already packed life more […]
Peeling the Layers of Grief Last Sunday, May 5th, I awoke to voices cheering outside my window and looked out to see thousands of bikers lined up on Church Street, waiting for the Five Borough Bike Tour to begin. Approximately 32,000 riders. I had to smile. May 5th was also the two-year anniversary of my […]
I mentioned in my last post Loving My Introverted Self that I had received an email several weeks ago asking me to conduct an interview and I was terrified. Well, guess what? I did it! All the extroverts out there are probably thinking “Big deal,” but I know my fellow introverts are giving me a […]
And butterflies, ducks, pigeons, snakes, squirrels, dogs and a hedgehog. What do they all have in common? In the past two years they have visited me in my dreams and in my daily life in so many ways that I couldn’t possibly deny their significance. What were they trying to tell me? I knew a […]
This is a re-post of an article I wrote last year, but the message is still the same: Nurturing and loving ourselves will keep our heart chakra open, the energy flowing and enables us to share that love with others. The first time I started paying attention to my heart chakra was about a year ago […]
I slept for 12 hours the other night! I’m not sure whether to brag or feel guilty about it. How about neither? Instead I think I’ll just pat myself on the back for listening to my body and giving it what it needed. I’m an avid follower of Ayurveda, the 5000-year-old medical system from India which […]
I remember when I was little, I would look up at the clouds wondering if that was where heaven is. I don’t even know where this came from because in spite of 12 years spent in Catholic schools, I never learned anything about the possibility of an afterlife. Death is such a taboo subject and […]
From the time I was a child, one of my gifts (or curses) was that my body talked to me. Not literally, of course, but in subtle sensations that brought my focus to where it needed to be. I have always been hyper-attuned to it, and while I would often pay attention and give it […]
I think I traveled more this summer than in the rest of my life combined! Travel is fun and exciting but if you’re not careful it can leave you feeling drained and exhausted. Here are some tips to feeling good when on the go. Preparation is the key to minimizing stress to staying healthy when […]
I just returned from a two-week trip to Europe where I was part of a group visiting the miraculous sites of Assisi, Lourdes and Medjugorje. The tour was the dream of Wayne Dyer, an internationally renowned author and speaker in the field of self-development. He called it Experiencing the Miraculous and it was nothing short […]
The first time I started paying attention to my heart chakra was about a year ago when an energy healer told me that I had a hole in mine. Huh??? A hole in my heart chakra? What does that even mean? My response was to dive headlong into a year of studying energy medicine and […]
When I sat down to write this month’s newsletter, I had a vague feeling that my thoughts were in the same place as last year. A little checking in the archives revealed that I was right! Perhaps it’s because the holidays used to be such a source of anxiety for me that I wanted to […]
If I had to choose one health-related word that has been on my mind all year, it would have to be energy. I wrote about this topic last January after an illness made me realize how intertwined energy is with health and shortly thereafter, I began a year-long study of energy medicine and energy healing. […]
Connect to the Earth, no matter where you live. Walk barefoot in nature. Damp grass feels great against the feet and helps to conduct electric energy. Hug or lean against a tree for 20-30 minutes, you will absorb the tree’s grounding energy from the earth. What’s more grounded than a tree! Putting feet in water […]
I think I must have been in the 4th grade when I began my “I’m sorry” letter writing practice. “I’m sorry I kicked over the cabinet filled with china.” (Oh yes I did! It’s the only violent thing I’ve done in my entire life.) “I’m sorry that I’m such a bratty daughter.” You get the […]
